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The sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the sixth album, ‘Tales from Topographic Oceans’.

What difference does new drummer, Alan White, make?
What is the connection between Tales, opera and Church music?
Should anyone be expected to listen to the whole of Tales from Topographic Oceans?

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Episode 5 – ‘Close to the Edge’

Post author By Kevin
Post date October 21, 2011
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The fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the fifth album, ‘Close to the Edge’.

Close to the Edge CD and vinyl — Vinyl purchased circa. 1989, CD circa. 2005 (click to enlarge)

Is this the classic Progressive rock album?
Are there any classical music parallels to be found here?
What gives the music its ‘hook’?

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Episode 4 – ‘Fragile’

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The fourth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the fourth album, ‘Fragile’.

What difference does the arrival of Rick Wakeman make?
Is Fragile really an iconic masterpiece?
How good are the solo experiments?

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First of all, I feel I should say that I was saddened as I know so many were at the news of the premature passing of Steve Jobs. If it wasn’t for him, it’s unlikely I would be producing the Yes Music Podcast.

R.I.P. Steve.

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I was also interested to note this week how clever Amazon are getting. Alongside new sci-fi technology from Apple – Siri, it seems that Amazon’s artificial intelligence is hitting the mark. Here’s what Amazon recommends I buy this week:

Seems to know something about me then…